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Traffic Clears for Christie

But he still has obstacles to a White House run.

Dec. 7, 2014 5:34 p.m. ET

A New Jersey legislative committee co-chaired by two Democrats has failed in its effort to tie Republican Governor Chris Christie to the closing of traffic lanes on the George Washington Bridge. The way is now clear for a Christie presidential run, though the Garden State Governor still faces political road blocks.

Former Christie aides caused the temporary lane closures in 2013, perhaps as punishment for a local mayor who wasn’t supporting Mr. Christie’s re-election. Liberals in the media and in the Obama Justice Department...

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